Automotive Issues and Best Practices for HazMat Transportation
  8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. - $125 member $155 non-member for the 1/2 day course

A comprehensive overview of the issues that face automotive companies, their suppliers and transportation partners, focusing on recent regulatory changes, parts distribution and supply chain management, warranty programs, auto parts recycling, and dealer training programs as well as hazardous waste transportation requirements. Participants will learn about best management practices implemented by many of the world’s leading auto makers and have an opportunity to share ideas for optimizing their own hazardous materials compliance and training programs. Although, emphasis is placed on automotive hazardous materials classification, hazard communication, documentation, storage and transportation, the programs & methods discussed in this interactive presentation can be used by any company that manufactures or ships dangerous goods.

• Course instruction by Steven Hunt, President, Shipmate, Inc.

      .25 Points

  TDG Canada Transborder Compliance
     8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. - $125 member $155 non-member for the 1/2 day course

The trade relationship between Canada and the US is the largest in the world. Cross-border trade in goods and services between Canada and the United States has been estimated at approximately C$700 billion annually. Of Canada’s 2006 imports, 74 percent came from the U.S., while 86 percent of Canada’s total exports were shipped to the United States. The volume of Canada-U.S. trade last year was far greater than the total amount of Canada’s trade with all of its other trading partners combined. Much of this trade involved products classified as dangerous goods/hazardous materials.

The Canadian Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (TDG) and US Hazardous Materials Regulations of Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (49 CFR) are similar, but not identical; most variations, but not all of them, are dealt with by a Reciprocal Agreement that establishes procedures for crossborder shipments. This half-day program will help you comply with both regulations for transborder shipments, and identify areas where reciprocity does and does not apply. In particular, recent updates to reciprocity for areas such as tank standards, hazard communication and small quantity exceptions will be discussed.

• Course instruction by Steve Schiefer, ICC The Compliance Center

      .25 Points

    Importing/Exporting Dangerous Goods, China
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. - $125 member $155 non-member for the 1/2 day course

Chemicals account for more than 10 percent of China’s Gross Domestic Production and nearly 40 percent of the growth in global demand. While the country has been dramatically increasing its production of chemicals, it is expected to continue to be heavily dependent on imported materials. This situation poses special transportation and logistics challenges for both China and its Western trading partners.

This course will introduce China’s Dangerous Goods Regulations in transportation, with emphasis on its import/export operation, including newly enforced China’s RoHS requirements. Learn how to avoid frustrated shipments in China and US Customs and DOT penalty actions.

• Course instruction by Terry Guo, Bureau of Dangerous Goods, China Office

      .19 Points

GHS/REACH Implementation
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. - $125 member $155 non-member for the 1/2 day course

This course includes a comprehensive overview of the classification and communication requirements in the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) and Europe's new Chemical Regulation Control (REACH). The final version of REACH was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on December 30, 2006. The legislation, now known officially as Regulation No. 1907/2006, entered into force on June 1, 2007.

The training also provides an understanding of potential changes to your company's products and assists participants in identifying important dates and developing a GHS and REACH implementation strategy. Potential impacts on transportation will also be explored.

• Course instruction by Christopher Sprague, Abbott Laboratories

      .25 Points

   DG Auditing/Adding Value to Your Compliance Program
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. - $125 member $155 non-member for the 1/2 day course

Dangerous Goods Transportation Audits are used by private and governmental facilities to help confirm the effectiveness of a DG transportation management system and to identify compliance issues. DG transportation auditing is a management tool you can use to assess and monitor your company’s internal performance and compliance with transportation regulations and standards. An audit can also be used to determine whether an existing DG transportation management system is effectively:

• maintaining compliance

• identifying deficiencies

• taking corrective actions

Whether you have an existing auditing program or are implementing an audit program for the first time, this course is guaranteed to provide you with the tools and information you need to justify your program and maximize your return on investment of time and money.

• Course instruction by Leonard Satkowski, J.J. Keller & Associates, Inc.

      .25 Points